Posted on 02/26/2009 11:50:02 AM PST by EternalVigilance
From PersonhoodUSA:
Helena, Montana - 02/26/2009 - Montana's Senate passed constitutional Personhood Amendment, SB 406, in a 26-24 vote. The amendment, introduced by Senator Dan McGee, passed on its third reading on the Senate floor this morning. This is the first Personhood Amendment in U.S. history to pass a State Senate.
"Senator Dan McGee, writing the language of SB 406 himself, has shown what it truly means to be pro-life," stated Keith Mason, of Personhood USA. "Senator McGee's successful efforts on behalf of all human beings at all stages of human life are a giant step forward in historic efforts to ensure the rights and protection of every individual."
SB 406, which defines person for the purposes of application of inalienable rights, states, "All persons are born free and have certain inalienable rights...person means a human being at all stages of human development of life, including the state of fertilization or conception, regardless of age, health, level of functioning, or condition of dependency."
"Praise God! The honor of being the first State Senate in U.S. history to recognize the personhood of pre-born children goes to Montana," commented Cal Zastrow of Personhood USA. "Thanks to the leadership of Sen. Dan McGee, The Montana Personhood Amendment now moves forward to the State House of Representatives."
SB 406 must continue on to pass the Montana House of Representatives with a majority vote of 74. Once it passes, it is to immediately become a part of the state's constitution. The race is on between Montana and North Dakota for the first Personhood legislation in our nation's history, as Montana's Personhood Amendment continues on to its House of Representatives, and North Dakota's Personhood legislation continues on to its Senate.
Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
For Interviews please call Personhood USA @ 202-595-3500 or Senator Dan McGee at 406-628-6534.
For More Information please visit www.personhoodusa.com.
Personhood USA PO Box 486 Arvada Co 80001
Unknown seemingly to virtually everyone, is the fact that the founders of our great documents included a reference to all the innocent pre-born victims of abortion. In the Preamble to The Constitution is the phrase “... and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our POSTERITY, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Webster’s defines ‘posterity’ as “descendants,” “all future generations” and “the offspring of one progenator to the furtherest generation.”
Of course this would include all the able-bodied descendants of those living in the colonies at the time of the phrase’s writing, but I would assert that its meaning extends to all future legitimate citizens and their offspring - whether wanted or unwanted, from conception to natural or unnatural death.
Aborted pre-born babies eventually are born, just not in a natural fulfillment of the blessings of liberty, purchased at the ultimate price, on behalf of all of us - as desired by our forefathers. The honor bestowed upon these posterity-babies by our forefathers is deminished not a whit by the thuggery accompanying their arrival to this home of the last best bastion of human freedom.
“God, please still Bless America, we need it more than ever before.”
Excellently put.
What is personhood?
When the term “Person” is granted to a human being, it refers to the presence of a particular set of characteristics that grant that individual certain rights such as the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In other words, to be a person is to be protected by a series of God given and constitutionally protected rights.
This terrifies the pro-abortion foes!!!
(Personhood USA)
Montana House will have their first hearing on their Personhood Amendment on the 13th of March! Please pray and actively let your voices be heard!
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